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Starring Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, John Leguizamo, and introducing Jacob Latimore, the four actors plunge into an apocalyptic mystery of suspense. 

Detroit is randomly plagued with darkness leaving only four survivors with one thing in common—they carry a light.

Clothes are left on the streets, cars are pulverized, and there are only the memories left of those who have vanished.

The days get shorter and night approaches quickly making daylight on the verge of extinction. Glow sticks and flashlights are the only things keeping the four alive as dark shadows and whispers chillingly confront them everywhere they go. 

The survivors are magnetized to a bar, the only building in the entire blacked out city with power. Lights flicker as the gasoline-powered generator is decreasing in fuel. The characters stumble into the bar one by one and form a bond that helps keep them alive as the darkness creeps up on them.

For a horror film, it wasn’t gory or cheesy but rather chilling and makes you tense up throughout certain scenes. You may find that you’re reminding yourself to breathe as you follow each character into their individual story. However, this film will not be for everyone.

It was rather confusing because most movies have a climax. If this one did, it was easily missed. The film was also predictable in certain scenes, which added to the boring factor. 

Mysterious horror films usually solve the mystery in the end but not in this case. It leaves you hanging and you probably won’t be begging for more. 

Overall, “Vanishing on 7th Street” had good intentions with a semi-good story line. The acting wasn’t all too bad either. However, if you go to watch this film with high expectations, you may be underwhelmed. On the flip side, if you do insist on seeing it, you’ll have the opportunity to gaze upon Hayden Christensen on the big screen for 90 minutes—life could be worse. 

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